Wheel lock foe automobiles



I. A. BOWDEN.

STEERING WHEEL LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. l9l6.

1 1 95,33 3 Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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J. A. BOWDEN.

STEERlNG WHEEL LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FlLED FEB. 23. sens.

1 ,1 95, 33 3 Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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In narrow end-of part 5 may be reintoreed with hard metal for better wearing surface. Collar part li as shown jul igs. 1 and 2 slides over the lock '14:. and the loek ll may be tirmlv secured in position by means of a pin passing through part 17 againstlo-z-k it and owing to the contour or shape of part, 17 with respeetto part'i. it would be diliirultto remove the lot-k 14 by the applieation of: a wrench on the outside. Part 5 shown secured to .hnb 2 (see Figs. 1 and-2) may e fastened by means of a key. The

part 5 may be done away with altogether by 'ha\'in, teeth made integral with hub 2.

What I Claim is:

1. In a device for lflttlilllg the steering wheel of an automobile, in eouibination with the lixed housing of" a steering rod. n rlutcli part assoriated with the. steering wheel, an annular men'iber rigidl secured upon said housin; near the. hub of the steering wheel,

a sleeve adapted to slide upon said member and supported thereon, connecting rhainhers formed "between said member and sleeve, said sleeve having a oluti'li portion at one end. meansadapted to connectthe. eluteh part assoriated with the wheel and. the rluteh portion of the. sleeve. aloekingalisk and an unlnekillg member in .said chamers. said locking disk adapted to automatiiall) interlock the sleeve and said annular member when the clutch portion ofthe the wheel -are emineeted. other nieans adapted to operate said unlocking mem er and locking disk whereby the sleeve may be. unlm-l e.d.f1o|n said annular member to give free movement of the steering wheel.

2. ln a derive l' r lot-hi g the steer wheel of an automobile, in eombinat-imi wit-h the'lixed housin; ol' :1 streringrod. an Zlllllll 'lni' nu-iuber ri ;'idl v serured upon said housitlfl'. near the hub of the :s't-eerin; wheel, a sleeve adapted to slide upon said member andsupported thereon, eonnertiu; ehambers. formed bet ween said member and sleeve, said sleeve having a elutelrportion at one end. a eluleh on the huh of the steering wheel. means adapted to eonuert the. cluteli on the hub of the wheel and the eluteh 301* tion'of the sleeve. :1 lea-kin; disk and an unlocking member in said chambers. said lurkingdisk ailapted toautomalieally interloitk the. sleeve and annular 'nu-inber when the elutrh portion of the sleeve and the rlutrh on tin hub of the wheel are eonuevted. lie) operable lneans installed in said sleeve adapted to operate said unlorkiug member and lock ing disk whereby the sleeve may be unlocked nal pocket; formed in said sleeve, a locking disk in said pocket, a recess formed in said member, an unlocking member in said reeess. means adapted to connect, said recess with said pocket, internal. guide means urranged between said annular member-and sleeve. \vlu-rehy the reress and pocket are held in alineuient with each .other an(l where n tllUSlQt k is priwented from rotation on the annular member, Said sleeveadapted to slide upon the outside of said member toward said hub and unite the. rlutch part of the hub with the clutch portion of the sleeve into mesh. said locking disk adapted to autonnitieally interlock the sleeve and annular member together when the eluteh portion of the sleeve and the, eluteh part; of the hub are in mesh and prevent the steering wheel from rotation. other means earried by the. sleeve and associated with said unlocking member adapted to shift; the lot-king disk to an unlocked position and release the eluteh on the hub with theelutch portion of the sleeve.

l. in a looking deviee of the. character described. comprising a sleeve \\'itll a elutclr portion at one end. an annular member, the sleeve slidably engaging the outside of said inembeiza key operable lock Carried by said sleeve. a steering wheel vhaving a clutch po tion means for meshing the. clutch portion of the sleeve with the clutch portion of the wheeL means forming. an innr pocket; in

said sleeve. a recess in said annular memher, a locking disk in said pocket a member in said recess adapted to be moved by said l t-k beneath said locking disk and lift the disk from said recess into said pocket whereby the cluteh portion of the sleeve a'nd clut'ch portion of the. wheel may be separated.

5. lo a locking device of the chara'cterdesrrihed. comprising a slidable sleeve having teeth formed on one. end, an annular shoulder formed on the. exterior of said sleeve near the base of the teeth, a key 0pmam; lock earried h said sleeve, an annular mem er havin; teeth formed on onerend, an annular shoulder formed on the. exterior f said member near the base of the teeth; a spring engaging the. shoulder of the sleeve and shoulder of the annular member. said spring surrounding the teeth of said member and teeth of the sleeve. means adapted to mesh the. teeth of the member and teeth of the sleeve, means adapted to lock the sleeve to said member when said teeth are in mesh, said spring adapted to hold the teeth of said member and the teeth of the sleeve apart when not in mesh and prevent the teeth meshing accidentally.

(3. In a locking device of the character described, comprising a sleeve rigidly secured to the housing of a steering rod near the steering Wheel, an annular flange formed on the exterior of said sleeve, a slidable sleeve, said slidable sleeve having teeth formed on one end and an annular exterior shoulder formed near the base of said teeth, the slidable sleeve adapted to slidably engage the exterior of the first mentioned sleeve, an annu-' la r member on the steering Wheel, said member having teeth formed at one end and an annular shoulder formed near the base of the teeth on the exterior of said member, a spring engaging the shoulder on the sleeve and the shoulder on said annular member, means for meshing the teeth of the slidable sleeve and the teeth of said annular member, means for automatically locking the device with said teeth in mesh, other means carried by said slidable sleeve for unlocking the deice.

7. In a locking device of the character described in combination With a steering wheel and a housing for a steering rod, comprising a clutch part on said wheel, a support member rigidly secured to said housing near the wheel, a recess formed in said member, said recess having a guide wall and an end will, a tooth member in said recess, said tooth member adapted to be guided by said guide Wall, a sleeve having a clutch part at one end, saidsleeve adapted to slidabiy engage the outside of said support member, an inner pocket formed in said sleeve, a disk, said disk adapted to impingxe agaii'ist the side of said pocket and impinge against the end Wall of said recess whereby said support member and the sleeve ma y be locked together when the clutch part of the wheel and the clutch part of the sleeve are in mesh, means adapted to move said tooth member in the recess against the disk and dislodge the disk from impingement against said end Wall whereby said device may be unlocked.

R, In a locking device of the character described. in combination with a steering Wheel and a housing of a steering rod, comprising a support member rigidly secured to the housing of the steering rod. a sleeve adapted to slidably engage the outside of said memlrer, said sleeve carrying, a cylinder lock, said lock extending through the side wall of said sleeve, a pinion secured to the base of the cylinder of said lock and parallel therewith. a recess in said member, a tooth member in said recess. said pinion adapted to mesh with the tooth member, an inner pocket in said sleeve, a disk in said pocket, said disk adapted to extend into said recess, means adapted to ope "ate the cylinder of said lock and rotate the pinion whereby the tooth member is adapted to he moved and cooperate with the disk, for the purpost described.

9. In a locking device of the character described, in combination with a steering wheel and a housing of a steering rod, comprising a support member rigidly secured to the housing of the steering rod, a sleeve adapted to slidably engage the outside of said member, said sleeve carrying a cylinder iock, said lock extending through the Side Wall of said sleeve, a pinion secured to the base of the cylinder of said lock and parallel therewith, a recess in said member, a tooth member in said recess, said tooth member having a portion formed with a beveled edge, said pinion adapted to mesh ith the. tooth member, an inner pocket in said sleeve, a disk in said pocket, said disk adapted to extend into said recess, said disk having one end formed with its corner beveled, means adapted to operate the cyiinder of said lock and rotate the pinion whereby the tooth member is adapted. to move and cooperate with the disk, for the purpose described.

10, In a locking device of the character described, comprising a sleeve rigidly secured to the housing of a steering rod near the steering wheel, an annular flange formed on the exterior of said sleeve, a slidablc sleeve, said slidable sleeve having; teeth formed on one end. said slidabic sleew adapted to engage the exterior of the first mentioned sleeve, an annular member on the steering wheel, said member ha ing teeth formed at one end, means for mes ing the teeth of the slidable sleeve and the teeth of said annular member. means for automatically locking the device with the teeth in mesh. other means carried by the slidable sleeve for unlocking the device.

ll. In a locking device for a steii ring wheel of an automobile, in combination with a fixed housing of the steering rod, a slidable sleeve supported upon said housing, said sleeve having a clutch part at one end, a clutch part on the hub of the steering heel, an internal pocket formed in said sleeve, a locking disk in said pocket, a protecting plate of harder metal at the end of said pocket, means adapted to engage the clutch part of the sleeve with the clutch part on said huh. means whereby said disk is adapted to automatically lock said sleeve from movement on said housing when the clutch part on the hub and the clutrh part of the slee e are in engagement with each other. key operable means installed in said sleeve, said means adapted to cooperate with other means whereby said disk may be .-,hii'ted and release Said engagement for the [)Ui'PUS/H desr ihod.

it. in a locking ileriee for a steering wh el of an automohile in combination With a fixed holmiu oi? a s'reering rod, a clutch part on the huh of iliv s'leering Wheel, a support memher rigidly secured upon said honsiligl near paid huh, a sleeve having a clutch part foriinal all the mid of the sleeve, an iuleruai poeliet formed within said sleeve, mu support memlmr having a Wows formed therein, said ahwi'e adapted to slide upon mild v\uppori ue-mhr-r uhereliy said pocket, may he la-ou ghl into rommuniealion with said rm a :alida 'le dish in said pouluet. mourn ailuidm'l to 011; the eiuteh part on the hul of tho snerina wh el with i'he elutvh part on the dew-"re whereby said dish may slide into said wen. and automatically look the sleeve to said support naanher, moans n ind hy aid shade for lifting mid disk from said recess into said pocket adapted to unlock the sleeve from Quid support menu her for the purpose deserilaai.

13 In a looking device oithe character described, in combination with a Steering wheel and housing of a steering rod of an automobile. con'iprising a clutch part 011 said when]. a support member rigidly secured to the housing: of the steering rod near said wheel. a sleeve having a clutch part. at oneend. #aid sleeuadapted to slidably engage the exterior of said support member, said member having a projection formed on its exterior at its lower end adapted to form a stop and hold said Sleeve from displaeenmnt, means win-why said member and sl eve may lie lovked together when tin" (:luteh part of the. sleere and elutrh part of the wheel are in medi, means earrimil lly said sleere adapt ed to unlovh the sleeve from the support lliliil tl'. means of an expansion ripriugr adaplml t hold the eluteh part of the sleeve and ('lulrh part of the Wheel wparzited when the sleeve and support mamlau' are unlovhed from earl: other.

In tealimony whereof I ha re herouuw set my hand. at Los Angeli-s, (alliornia this 15th day of lihy 191G. 

